Camera Apps....

[pkguy323]

I just tried A Better Camera (ABC) app alongside taking the same pic with stock Moto app. Both were on default settings. ABC app was lighter, better resolution, and settings friendly... And free. Looked like two different pics altogether. .

Any other camera apps that you'd recommend for the Moto Z Play? I disabled the stock camera app so now when I double twist the phone, ABC comes on.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I love Open Camera, and so does Android Central.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera

Best third-party camera app for Android | Android Central

 

[NX1977]

If you want HDR pics in A Better Camera you need the unlock app which for me in the UK was £0.99.

The free app only allows 5 HDR pics all under 50k in size as I found out at my sons christening

 

[azdmelani]

I love Open Camera, and so does Android Central.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera

Best third-party camera app for Android | Android Central

Thanks for the open camera rec. Seriously like night and day with the Moto camera. At least I know it's not the hardware!

 

[1901Madison]

Does Open Camera help with low light pictures too? Or is that more of a hardware limitation?

 

[azdmelani]

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[1901Madison]

I gave Open Camera a try and really like it. The Z Play is never going to have the best camera, but it is a very solid one. And Open Camera helps make it even better.

 

[lgbalfa]

i compared both open camera and the stock camera on the z play and cannot notice a difference.

 

[pkguy323]

I tried open camera.. Like ABC better and for 0.99, I get all the features. Since I disabled the stock camera, when I do the twist gesture, ABC pops up. Bonus. And... The stick camera had been freezing up the messenger app a lot.

 

[lgGslateuser]

I just tried A Better Camera, way to slow to snap the picture. Cancelled my purchase. Also tried VF-5 camera..Very nice features but no HDR.. I settled on Google camera. I'll have to try side by side with stock.

 

[NX1977]

Where did you find the Google camera app?

 

[lgbalfa]

Does Open Camera help with low light pictures too? Or is that more of a hardware limitation?

does anyone know the answer to this?

 

[lgGslateuser]

I had previously had this app with my moto X and droid turbo 2. I noticed it wasn't in the play store anymore.

 

[CRitter]

How do you set it up so Open camera is default and opens with double twist?

TIA

 

[pkguy323]

Disable the Moto camera app and the double twist will fire up the camera app you are using.

 

[ratpakk2]

I found the default camera to have super slow shutter speed. I installed A Better Camera and focusing and shutter speed is much faster. It also lets you save to the SD card, which the google camera app didn't. The only thing it seems to be missing is slow motion video. The interface is also very busy, but it beats waiting up to 6 seconds to take a single photo.

 

[Spelcheker]

My problem is that low light or hdr require you to hold the camera rock steady to keep from blurring. I own Camera Zoom FX which gets good ratings, but so far it doesn't seem much better. I'm still experimenting.

 

[benjamminh]

Some people get better and quicker shots by going into pro mode on the other Z models. I would think the Play has that mode, haven't checked my wife's one.